We have our first guest! Dr. John Beamish, long practicing palliative physician and leader in palliative medicine joins us in the studio. This episode explores many aspects of palliative medicine. Dr. Beamish explains how palliative medicine is different from other medical specialties, the role of the palliative physician and the importance of a palliative community team. The overall theme shining through is how can the palliative physician and team support people to shift our focus on how much time until death to how to spend our time until death.